Escape from the Forest, Sky-Propping Volcanoes

Su He and Yan walked together on the path leading out of the forest.

Although this stage has been successfully completed, vigilance must still be maintained until the very end, as there are Soul Beast within this Dense Fog Forest.

As expected, the two were attacked by wild Soul Beast during their journey, mostly ten-year or hundred-year-old Soul Beast, with the occasional thousand-year-old one.

There was even a ten-thousand-year-old Ironclad Crocodile, and it took Su He and Yan a great deal of effort to break through its tough skin and kill it.

Even Su He's Golden Lion's Claws, imbued with Adamant Qi, couldn't break through its defenses in one strike, demonstrating the sheer power of its defenses.

It should be noted that Su He's Golden Lion's Furious Aura, even when she was still at the Soul Ancestor level, was able to break through the Martial Soul Avatar of Evil Spirit Master Soul Sage, demonstrating its considerable destructive power.

After killing the Ironclad Crocodile, Su He and Yan skinned it. The skin of this ten-thousand-year-old Ironclad Crocodile was extremely valuable and could be made into armor that could withstand attacks from Soul Ancestor without damage.

During her conversation with Yan, Su He learned that the teleportation array they passed through when entering the Secret Realm was completely random. As soon as Yan entered the Secret Realm, he was in an open area near this forest, without Xie Yue and Hu Liena by his side.

After entering the Dense Fog Forest, he was attacked by some wild Soul Beast, and was even caught and eaten by a Poison Cage Flower. Fortunately, his flames were pure and powerful enough that the poisonous gas could not get close to him.

The two walked along the path for about half an hour before reaching the exit of the Dense Fog Forest, thus completing the first challenge of this Secret Realm.

As Su He emerged from the forest, she glanced back and finally saw the truth behind the thick fog.

A colossal Illusion Mist Demonic Tree stood in the center of the forest, its age estimated to be at least 100,000 years. Its top was constantly spewing white mist outwards and downwards.

Before entering the forest, the fog obscured her view, so Su He hadn't seen the true form of the demonic tree. Now that she had, she was still amazed.

Further ahead, standing before Su He and Yan were three majestic volcanoes, each thousands of feet high, their summits emitting thick black smoke. Only by traversing these three volcanoes could they reach the fiery red temple located at the highest peak.

The towering volcanoes are the second challenge faced by those undergoing trials in the Secret Realm; the Sky-Propping Volcanic Range.

Looking around, Su He realized that the two of them seemed to be the first to emerge from the Dense Fog Forest; the rest were nowhere to be seen.

"Let's go," Su He said to Yan, glancing at the three volcanoes.

"Why don't we join up with Xie Yue and Nana?" Yan wanted to stay where he was and wait for the remaining two members of the Golden Generation.

"Idiot, everyone's final destination is that temple. If we go up there sooner, there will naturally be many benefits." Su He sighed and rubbed her forehead, finding Yan's thought process extremely peculiar.

If Yan hadn't already become a disciple of Mighty Lion Douluo and become one of Su He's true allies, he really wouldn't want to say another word to this straightforward, clueless idiot.

As expected of the leader of the three sycophants in the Original Work Douluo, Su He simply couldn't understand his thoughts.

"Besides, I'm officially from the Heaven Dou Empire, don't forget that," Su He said, frowning.

"Now that no one is around, when is the time to leave?"

"That makes sense, let's go." Yan thought for a moment and realized that Su He was right, so he followed his advice. Besides, it was Su He who had led him out of the Dense Fog Forest. Otherwise, with his simple-mindedness, he might have really died in the illusion of the Illusion Mist Demonic Tree.

It wasn't that Su He had consumed genuine Xie Yue Immortal Herb, possessed a calm temperament, and had exceptional talent. Su He believed he had the ability to resolve the problem and also trusted the judgment of Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, the two elders.

Hu Liena... well, she is, after all, a Soul Master who specializes in spiritual cultivation.

Yan, whom he was most worried about, had already been personally brought out by Su He, and the two of them rushed towards the foot of the volcano without stopping.

About an hour later, Xie Yue and Hu Liena emerged from the Dense Fog Forest one after another, followed by the two brothers from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and then the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Zhu Clan Family.

Fifty people entered the Dense Fog Forest, but Dai Weisi counted the number of people who came out. Including Su He and Yan, who had already left, only thirty-two people successfully broke through the first level of the Secret Realm.

The fates of the other eighteen were unknown; some died at the hands of Soul Beast, while others became eternal puppets of the Illusion Mist Demonic Tree.

After waiting for a while without seeing Yan or Su He, Xie Yue and Hu Liena deduced that they had left early.

In their hallucinations, both of them saw their long-deceased parents and the enemies who killed them.

Despite their deep reluctance, Xie Yue and his sister successfully shattered these illusions and returned to reality. Now they are rushing at full speed towards the foot of the volcano.

Just as the trial participants who had passed through the Dense Fog Forest were setting off for the second trial, Su He and Yan had already begun climbing the volcano.

Su He had previously tried to use the Radiant Crystal Wings to fly over the volcano, but he found that due to some kind of rule, once he opened his wings, he would be controlled by the powerful gravity and would not be able to fly smoothly at all.

On the contrary, Yan felt quite pleased with the aura of the volcano; the Flame Lord Martial Soul had truly arrived on its home turf.

The powerful earth-attribute energy contained within this law of gravity is also an invaluable cultivation resource for Yan to hone his earth-attribute Martial Soul.

"Su He, how much longer until we reach the summit?" Yan asked worriedly, looking up at the volcano whose peak was nowhere in sight.

"Don't rush," Su He said. "At our current pace, we should be able to reach the summit in an hour."

"That's excellent. Once I've finished, I'll definitely stay here and cultivate for a while."

Yan felt that this place was a true paradise for the Flame Lord Martial Soul, where the speed of cultivation through meditation was twice that of the outside world.

It must be said that although Yan is somewhat impulsive and often says things that give Su He a headache, the quality of his Martial Soul is indeed extremely high.

Of the remaining two members of the Golden Generation, Xie Yue and Hu Liena, neither of them can compare to Yan's Flame Lord in terms of Martial Soul alone.

After climbing for a while, Su He and Yan found themselves facing a sheer cliff with no foothold.

"Third Spirit Skill, Golden Lion's Furious Aura!" After activating her Third Spirit Skill and covering her limbs with Adamant Qi, Su He immediately felt that her limbs could be embedded deeper into the stone.

The Abyssal Golden Lion's Adamant Qi were exceptionally sharp, a rarity in the Douluo Continent. Even with the steep slope of the volcano, Su He's claws firmly embedded themselves in the stone wall, propelling him upwards at breakneck speed.

Who says lions can't climb mountains? The climbing speed of the Abyssal Golden Lion is in no way inferior to those Agility Attack System Soul Master.